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Virginia public official bonds.
From $100.
Many Virginia officials must post a faithful-performance bond before qualifying for office, conditioned under Code of Virginia § 49-1 on the honest discharge of their duties. The court or appointing authority sets the amount, and premiums are 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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No long underwriting queue for a standard public official bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond amount the court set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File before you qualify
Receive the executed bond to file with the clerk of the circuit court (or the authority that sets your bond) before you take the oath of office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
Virginia conditions many public offices on a bond. The general rule in Code of Virginia § 49-1 is that every bond required of a person undertaking an office, post, or trust shall be conditioned on the faithful discharge of the duties of that office. Localities require bonds for officers handling public funds under § 15.2-1512 and related provisions.
The bond protects the public and the Commonwealth: if an official commits fraud, mishandles public money, or otherwise fails to faithfully perform, a harmed party can recover against the bond. Bonds taken or approved by a court are proved or acknowledged before the court or clerk and recorded as the statute directs.
Because each office sets its own amount, there is no single statewide figure — the circuit court or appointing authority names the penal sum. Enter that figure and apply; premiums start from $100 and depend on the bond amount and a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check. Enter the amount the court or authority set and see your exact price before you file.
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Qualify for office on time.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the court set and file the same day.